Energizer Holdings (ENR Quick QuoteENR - Free Report) reported $832.8 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.4%. EPS of $1.05 for the same period compares to $1.22 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $831.03 million, representing a surprise of +0.21%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -6.25%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.12.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Energizer performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales by products- Batteries & Lights: $677.2 million compared to the $676.43 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.9% year over year.
• Net Sales by products- Auto Care: $155.6 million versus $154.58 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1% change.
• Segment Profit- Auto Care: $25.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $21.89 million.
• Segment Profit- Batteries & Lights: $151.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $189.59 million.

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Shares of Energizer have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.